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Linda Goldstein

Steven Lipstein
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Mayor, City of Clayton Clayton, Missouri Mayor Goldstein has lead the effort in Clayton and beyond to free patrons of restaurants and all public places from the health risks and hazards of second hand smoke. She knows that smoking and the effects of second hand smoke are directly linked to diseases of the heart and lung that might otherwise be avoidable absent exposure to...
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Lyda Krewson

Steven Lipstein
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St. Louis City Alderwoman, 28th Ward St. Louis,  Missouri Alderwoman Krewson has championed the cause of smoke free public places to reduce the health risks of second hand smoke. She knows full well that smoking and inhaling second hand smoke are the direct cause of diseases that might otherwise be avoidable. She is a true health care hero!!!  
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Darrell Barron

Darla Mize
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Darrell leads by example and is always there for his staff and the customers. He never puts himself first. He makes things happen for the hospital that make him an everyday hero. Besides his years of nothing but dedicated service as an officer he now handles alot of thing for the customer on a day to day basis.
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Sally Goldsbourgh

Amy Gregory
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Sally is an Activity Therapist for Mental Health services at BJH. She used to work in the Day Hospital before it closed 2 years ago. I have known Sally for about 10 years. She has helped me to be able to stand on my own two legs and show me how to live my life in a positive way. In the time that I have had the pleasure of knowing Sally I have seen her help mentally ill patie...
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Victor Macon

Steven Farmer
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As a respiratory therapist, Victor has seen to it that my brother remain upbeat after 63 days in the PICRU in the 8900 floor. Dave has had some other terrific nurses, technician and therapist that I plan on nominating later as well. Victor gets Dave's attention and obedience when doing therapy. Our family is grateful for Victor's cheerful demeanor, profe...
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Michael Railey

Debra Denham
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Dr. Michael Railey's compassionate dedication to improving the health of the underserved in our community makes him the perfect candidate for a HEROES award. As Medical Director of BJC HealthCare's "Healthy Mind, Body, Spirit" program, Dr. Railey provides medical direction for community events designed to provide needed health information and services to neighborh...
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Yolanda Bledsoe

Carol Hemker
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Recently Dr. Bledsoe was in her office charting when she heard a loud noise and suddenly saw the office wall immediately to her right come crashing in. Dr. Bledsoe jumped up from her desk, grabbed her office staff and went running from the building. Outside of the building they saw one of their elderly patients had inadvertently drove her car over the sidewalk, across the g...
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Katherine Mathews

Debra Denham
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Dr. Katherine Mathews believes in always listening, having compassion and respect. She is dedicated to engaging the community to find out what their concerns are and using this information to create programs that work. Dr. Mathews is Chief Medical Officer at St. Louis ConnectCare and is Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Washington University School of Med...
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Barb Bogomolov

Jason Merrill
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Barbara Bogomolov, RN, leads the Refugee Health and Interpreter Services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She assists refugees who often do not have a voice in health care decision-making. St. Louis is one of the largest resettlement communities in the nation with close to 100,000 refugees and immigrants making this area their home. As a registered nurse, Bogomolov assists refu...
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Daniel Smith

June Fowler
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Daniel Smith is an 11 year old north county resident. Several weeks ago, he was home with his mom and new baby sister. His mom passed out and Daniel remained calm, called 911 and explained what had occurred and then called his grandparents who were traveling back to St. Louis from out-of-town. His grandparents helped Daniel remain calm and called a neighbor to come to the ...
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Walkers, Runners, Bikers, Participants MS 150, Komen Race for the Cure, All other health oriented organizations

June Fowler
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Last week thousands of people participated in the MS 150 bike ride. Each spring, hundreds of thousands of people participate in the Komen Race for the Cure. On any given weekend, there are walks, runs, bike races to raise money for worthy organizations (American Heart Association, Lupus Foundation, etc) seeking cures for illness that impact many. What is wonderful is the n...
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Garry Tobin

Jeanne Bonzon
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Dr. Tobin leads the Diabetes Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He is totally committed to the cause of educating people with diabetes about how to self-manage their disease. He is an advocate, a leader, and cares more about helping people than he does about things like getting credit or money. He is a doctor that other doctors should emulate.
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Pierre

Joseph Prospect
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Mary Phillips’ headache was a bad one. She was dizzy and nauseated. It was so bad, she lay on the floor of her office at 9890 Clayton Road, where she’s a BJC Hospice supervisor, hoping it would ease before going home. She had decided to ignore her co-workers, who were urging her to seek treatment — it was just a headache. I thought I was just going to g...
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Tres Boken

Tyler Lapp
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Tres Bokern didn’t think he would actually use the CPR and safety training he received on the job at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, or that he would save a stranger’s life. Driving to the grocery store with his wife, Bokern heard tires squealing, and looked over to see a vehicle jerk out of traffic into a parking lot and slam into park. Because the car caught his atten...
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Mark Manary

Kerri McIlroy
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A St. Louis-based team of plant and physician-scientists with a vision of eradicating malnutrition throughout the developing world announced in July the formation of the Global Harvest Alliance (GHA), a humanitarian effort involving St. Louis Children’s Hospital, The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Washington University School of Medicine. Though they share a ...
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BJC Team -Vicki, Carolyn, and Deanna

Pete Czech
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Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital employees Vicki Lehr, Carolyn Fox and Deanna Holtgrewe take BJSPH’s mission far beyond the hospital’s walls — not only improving the health of the people in their communities, but also in communities far beyond the United States, communities such as Zambia, Sierra Leone, Juarez, Pitorreal and Haiti. Vicki Lehr, RN, Un...
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Shelley Graeser

Pete Czech
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Shelley Graeser, RN, BJC Hospice, wasn’t supposed to visit her patient, Norman Hedges, on this particular day in February. But it was a good thing she did. His blood pressure was low, so she stopped by his house after a meeting she attended. When she arrived, Hedges told Graeser he wasn’t feeling well and suddenly went into cardiac arrest. Graeser immediately...
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